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It doesn’t appear on the season-ending stat sheets and it never made the individual game box scores as the Falcon Men’s Basketball team put together back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in 50 years, challenged for a Mid-American Conference regular-season championship this year, and were poised to make a serious bid for the league’s tournament title.
But the team’s unquestionable assist leader did not wear the uniform, sit on the bench or hang out in the locker room. He was never in the stands as the Falcons fashioned a 21-10 record this season, nor was he there as Bowling Green went 13-2 at the Stroh Center after earlier scoring a signature win over powerhouse Cincinnati in the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament.
Last week, the Miami men’s basketball team played three games in five days, going 2-1 during its recent stretch.
All three games were a perfect microcosm of how the RedHawks have played this season.
KNBN NewsCenter1
February 2, 2021
Stroh Center, Bowling Green, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Bowling Green looks to extend Western Michigan’s conference losing streak to eight games. Western Michigan’s last MAC win came against the Central Michigan Chippewas 76-61 on Dec. 18, 2020. Bowling Green has dropped its last four games against conference opponents.
SUPER SENIORS: Bowling Green’s Justin Turner, Daeqwon Plowden and Trey Diggs have combined to account for 55 percent of the team’s scoring this season and have scored 59 percent of all Falcons points over the last five games.
CLAMPING DOWN: The Falcons have allowed only 75.5 points per game across 11 conference games. That’s an improvement from the 80 per game they gave up in non-conference play.LEAPING FOR LEE: Greg Lee has connected on 29.2 percent of the 24 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 2 of 10 over the last five games. He’s also converted 73.1 percent of his free throws this season.
W. Michigan, BG look to end streaks
February 2, 2021 GMT
Stroh Center, Bowling Green, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Bowling Green looks to extend Western Michigan’s conference losing streak to eight games. Western Michigan’s last MAC win came against the Central Michigan Chippewas 76-61 on Dec. 18, 2020. Bowling Green has dropped its last four games against conference opponents.
SUPER SENIORS: Bowling Green’s Justin Turner, Daeqwon Plowden and Trey Diggs have combined to account for 55 percent of the team’s scoring this season and have scored 59 percent of all Falcons points over the last five games.
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CLAMPING DOWN: The Falcons have allowed only 75.5 points per game across 11 conference games. That’s an improvement from the 80 per game they gave up in non-conference play.LEAPING FOR LEE: Greg Lee has connected on 29.2 percent of the 24 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 2 of 10 over the last five games. He’s also converted 73.1 percent